Holiday Inn Records

owned by Sam Phillips                             

The first Holiday Inn was opened in September, 1952 at 4941 Summer Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Owner Kemmons Wilson and Sam Phillips were friends and Phillips was also an early investor in the motel chain. The two men discussed creating a record label that would feature bands that were performing in Holiday Inn lounges. Records would be sold at Holiday Inn desks and at Continental Trailway Bus Terminals which Kemmons had purchased.                               

Sam Phillips was named record company president and his son, Knox was a studio engineer. Sam Phillips bailed out of the venture due to what he deemed “an abundance of vice presidents”. The label soon followed the route of the dinosaur.

 (song titles with a hyperlink indicate a song sample is available for research purposes only)

100   The Roller Coasters            Rim Shot-Part 1/Part-2

101   Tookie Collom                  You Torture Me/I Could Love You

102   Jimmy Foster                      Where Else Could I Go/ Stranger In Paradise

103   The Roller Coasters           Slap Back/Wabash Blues

104   Frank Starr                         Knees Shaking/Evil Eye

105    Kenny Lund                      Greenbacks/Rip It Up Potato Chip

106    Rusty Curry                       Our Love Can Wait/Tag A Long

107    The Roller Coasters          My Fraulein Cries For Me/ You’ve Gotta Run Me Down

108   Frank Starr                           Little Bitty Feeling/Lost In A Dream

109   Buck Griffin                       Pretty Lou/The Girl In 1209

110   The Roller Coasters              Spanish Twist/Wild Twist

111   Jimmy Foster                      Hey Little Lover/Moving Up To Love

112   Stan Daniel                          Sweet Little Sue/Confused

113   Bill Haley and his Comets        Juke Box Cannonball/Sundown Boogie

114   Charlie Feathers                   Deep Elm Blues/Nobody’s Darling

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116   Dolly Holiday                       Ever Lovin’ Memphis Sound/ Are You Forever

2200    Diane Hull                           But You Don’t Love Me/ Good Morning Love

2201    Lee Adkins                           Together Again/Don’t You Believe It

2202    Greg Todd & the Jacks        Love/A Simple Thought

2203    Jerry Dyke                            Things/Sleep Love, My Lady Friend

2204    Charlie’s                                Lady Madonna/Finally Found Out

2205    Load Of Mischief                  I’m A Lover/Back In My Arms Again

2206    The Climates                        Don’t Be Cruel/Tell Him Tonite

2207    Portrait of Fun                      Wages Man/Lonely Happiness

2208    Ironing Board Sam               Raining In My Heart/ When You Brought Me   

2209 Robert And Randy                 Good Company/I Won’t Ask Why

2210   Larry Brinkley                       Guitar Pickin’ DJ/  Every Turn I Make Turns Out Wrong

2211   Jerry Dyke                              I Forgot To Remember To Forget/ Habit I Can’t Break

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2214   Larry and the Accommodations   Love Is The Answer/  I Wanna Hold You

2215   Gary Ellison                                Now I’m In Trouble/ How Could You Do This To Us

2216   Charlie Freeman                         I Couldn’t Help It/ Sweethearts In Melody

2217   Greg Todd and the Jacks           Garden Of Delights/ Love Transcends